When one compare the sizes (Note 1 and 2) the 2 is a tiny bit narrower ... but when you hold it in your hand it feels much narrower and easier to handle. The beast has turner into a beautiful ... beast.

It is much closer in design to the S3 than the 1 was to the S2. With all that power and RAM running buttered JB ... it is in a league of its own ... way ahead of the pack. Those that found the Note 1 too big will find the 2 to be "smaller" and easier to handle. This is for sure the device to get/have. Android's Play Store has for all practical purpouses caught up with Apple's App Store. Everything is there these days. I was contwmplati g waiting for WP8 but the Note 2 is just too well spec'd, priced and mature to skip.